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believing that any person or electronic communications service provider may receive, is
in possession of, or is in control of an article—
(a)
relevant to;
(b)
which was used or may be used in;
(c)
for the purpose of or in connection with;
(d)
which has facilitated or may facilitate; or
(e)
may afford evidence of,
the commission or intended commission of—
(i)
an offence under Chapter 2 of this Act;
(ii)
any other offence in terms of the laws of the Republic which is or was committed
by means of, or facilitated by the use of an article; or
(iii)
an offence—
(aa)
similar to those contemplated in Chapter 2 of this Act; or
(bb)
any other offence substantially similar to an offence recognised in the
Republic which is or was committed by means of, or facilitated by the use
of an article,
in a foreign State,
issue a preservation of evidence direction.
(2)
A preservation of evidence direction must be in the prescribed form
and must be served on the person or electronic communications service provider
affected thereby, in the prescribed manner by a member of a law enforcement agency.
(3)
The preservation of evidence direction must direct the person or
electronic communications service provider, from the time of service of the direction,
and for the time period specified in the direction, immediately—
(a)
to preserve the current status of;
(b)
not to deal in any manner with; or
(c)
to deal in a certain manner with,
an article in order to preserve the integrity of the evidence.